Mountain View Helicopters

Mountain View Helicopters operates from Springbank Airport, about 10 to 15 minutes west of Calgary, Alberta. The company combines a helicopter flight school, charter flying and scenic tours. Its flight training division has run since 1995 and charter services since 2000.

Flight training

The school describes itself as a fully accredited Private Vocational Institution in Alberta. Courses listed include:

• Discovery flights
• Private and commercial helicopter pilot licences
• Night rating and instrument rating
• Approved mountain course and IIMC training
• Foreign licence conversion and advanced training

Full time commercial pilot students may apply for Canada Student Loans funding, and the school is recognized for RESPs. Training uses the nearby mountains, a controlled airport and a FLYIT simulator in the hangar.

Fleet

• Robinson R22 Beta and Beta II, used for most primary training
• Robinson R44 Raven II, used for ab initio, advanced, mountain and instrument training
• Bell 206 JetRanger, for turbine endorsements and training

Charters, tours and maintenance

Charter work includes aerial photography, film and television flights, electronic news gathering, weddings and engagements, mapping, forestry, tourism, traffic surveillance and oil and gas support. Scenic tours run over Calgary, Kananaskis, Banff and the Rockies, with a seasonal tour base in Drumheller.

The in-house Aircraft Maintenance Organization (AMO 68-07) is certified by Transport Canada, is a Robinson Service Centre and Robinson approved component maintenance facility, and is approved to work on Bell 206 helicopters. It also serves privately owned aircraft.